More than anything else in the world, Stephen wanted his own cell phone. His parents kept telling him that fifth grade was too
young to have a cell phone, though Stephen pointed out that at least ten of his fellow fifth-graders already had cell phones. His
father told him that adding a new cell phone to their bill would be too expensive. He told Stephen that it would cost too much
to add another phone to their bill Frustrated, Stephen decided that he would prove to his father that he was mature enough to
have a cell phone, but earning money to pay his part of the cell phone bill each month.
How can the italicized sentences in this paragraph be combined to eliminate repetition most effectively?
Stephen's father said that it would cost too much to add another phone to
their bill
His father told him that adding a new cell phone to their bill would be too
expensive. He told Stephen that it would cost too much.
His father told him that adding a new cell phone to their bill would be too
expensive, and he told Stephen that it would cost too much to add another
phone to their bill
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His father told him that adding a new cell phone to their bill would be too
expensive, but he also told Stephen that it would cost too much.
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